Former Dutch rightwing politician Joram van Klaveren set out to prove the Quran wrong but reading the holy book proved him wrong. He became Muslim in 2019, a conversion that dealt a major blow to the 'godfather' of Dutch far-right, Geert Wilders
Not so long ago, Joram van Klaveren was one of the close political aides of Geert Wilders, who's known as the "godfather of Dutch far-right extremism". While writing an anti-Islam book, Klaveren's perspective on Muslims began to change. The process of understanding Islam cleared his doubts and apprehensions, leading him to accept Islam and become a devout Muslim in 2019.
As a very active member of parliament, I did what I could to warn people of the dangers of Islam. As an anti-Islam politician, I didn’t even consider Islam a real religion. I used to call it the most deadly political ideology in the world. The rejection of the trinity, the rejection of the divinity of Christ, and the rejection of original sin are reasons for some Christian preachers to see Islam as an evil-cult. Especially preachers from the denomination I was raised in.
In my book, I write about my different obstacles on the way to Islam. The last one was about the prophethood of Muhammad . After I studied his life and character , I was absolutely convinced he was truly the messenger of Allah. We observe that Islamophobia is on the rise in Europe. What do you think is the reason for this? What fuels anti-Islamism and racism? What is the role of the media?First of all, there is a lack of knowledge. This plays a major role. In the West, most people do not know much about Islam. All they see is the behavior of Muslims and what they see on the internet and television. If they see Muslims behaving badly, their image will be negative. This is reinforced by terrorist attacks.
We as Muslims should therefore practice dawah much more and offer Islam to all those wandering souls in the West who are waiting for the Truth and spiritual fulfillment that only Islam can give to the empty heart. This is also our duty according to the Quran .Only a few. Many underestimate it or don't actually see the problem. I mentioned the reasons for this in the previous question.Because they have lost God and religion. They want to fill the hole in their hearts. Mostly unconsciously.
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